Battle Royale fingerprintRelentless energy, funny, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Society, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Battle Royale is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and thrilling.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Expect plenty of dark humor and satire.
Society, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, growing up, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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Battle Royale is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 h 53 min
Battle Royale runs 1 h 53 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 86 and audiences 80 out of 100, so both groups see Battle Royale much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $31 million worldwide, 6.8 times its budget.
It was made in Japanese, with some English. Produced in Japan.
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